Tool.



F.L.BOSTOCK.

TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED 11.116,26, 1912.

Attorneys i FREDERICK L. BOSTOCK, OF PITTSTON, PENNSYLVANIA. l

. TOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent. f

Application fired August 26, 1912. serialno. 717,148. t

To all whom t may vconcern l Be it known that I, FREDERICK L. BosTocK, acitizen of the United States, residing at Pittston, in the county ofLuzerne and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Tool,of which the following 1s a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in tools, the primaryobject of the invention being the provision of a handy tool for use inhanging windows and doors, wherein the main body of the tool similates aclaw hammer" and is provided, in the end opposite to the claw hammer,with a ratchet brace for reception of bits of varying char-y acters.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the drawings-Figure l is a longitudinal sectional view through thecomplete tool. Fig. 2 is an end view of the brace end of the tool. Fig.3 is a section taken online 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. t is a section taken online 4 4.- ofFig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a longitudinal member or shank,which as shown is provided with a central bore or socket 2 for theremovable reception of a saw blade 3, a spring clamp 4 being disposed atthe mouth of the socket to retain the saw within the same, as clearlyshown in Fig. 1.

A hammer head 5 is provided upon one end of the shank 1 and is formedwith the claws 6 and striking head 7, the same providing in reality across head or handle for properly rotating, depressing or pullinglongitudinally upon the shank 1, the purpose of which will presentlyappear. Formed below the striking head 7 is a nail holder 8 having thelongitudinally disposed outlet or throat 9, with the spring 10 disposedat the extreme inner end of the holder and in a position to act as acushion upon the head of the nail N and offering sufficient resistanceto permit of the initial introduction of the nail into the surface, thenail being introduced to the holder through the throat 9 and after theinitial fastening to be removed therethrough.

The opposite end of the shank 1 is reduced and shouldered as at 11 forthe reception of the metal cap 12 and disposed centrally of the shankand in longitudinal alinement with the socket 2 is a socket 13, saidsocket 13 being enlarged as at 14 for the reception respectively, of thespiral portion 15 and the supporting shank 16 of the brace 17. By meansof the lug or pin 18, the brace may be secured against rotation andsliding movement, this structure being vconventional and similar tobitbraces now in use.

As shown in Fig. 3, the pin or lug -1S is disposed for movement into andout of engagement with the member 16, the same being provided with themilled head 2O having the two notches a--a for the reception one at atime of the spring pawl ZJ, so that the pin 18 may be locked with itsend seated within the socket c to prevent the rotation of the brace 17or be moved outwardly to permit of the proper sliding and rotatingmovements thereof when operating a bit.

' A plurality of sockets 21are formed in theV incased end of the shank 1about the bore 13 and provide a receptacle for the boring bit 22, thescrew driver bit 23, and for the other tools that may be detachablyconnected to the brace 17. The spring clips 24' and 25 are provided forlocking the bits' within the respective sockets so that the same may notbe accidentally displaced during the manipulation of the tool.

The saw blade 3 isprovided with a shank to iit detachably in the brace17 the brace 17, being locked against slidingand rotative y Patentedsept. 1, 1914..

movement when used in connection with the saw.

What is claimed is: l

1. Atool comprising a hammer head, a handle carried thereby, a slotprovided in said hammer head and lying upon the longitudinal axis ofsaid handle and head, the said slot substantially U-shaped in crosssection with the opening thereof extending at right angles to the planedefined by the longitudinal axis of the handle and head, during thenailing operation, said U-shaped slot disposed upon the rear of saidhammer head, said U-shaped slot adapted to house a nail therein andadapted to hold the same.

2. A tool comprisinga hammer head, a handle carried thereby, a slotformed in said hammer head positioned upon the longitudinal median planeof said handle and hammer head, the said slot disposed intermediate thecenter of gravity of the said hammer In testimony thatlclain theforegoing as head and Szudhandle and approxnnatlng' my own, I have,hereto affixed my signature l0 the center of perousslon, sald slotU-shape 1n 1n thepresenee of two Wltnesses.

transverse cross section and opening at ri 'ht 1 5 angles to the planedescribed by the longgtrr FRLDERXGK L BOSTOCK' dnal axis of the handleduring the nailing /Vtnesses: operation, Said U-shzrped Slot adapted toT. B. MolFAT, house and hold a nail therein. JOHN R. REA-P.

Copies of this patent may be obtanedfor ve cents each, by addressing theCommissioner of Patents,

Vashngton, D. C.

